My Name [Import]

1. My Name

2. Spark

3. I Got U

4. Korean Track (My Prayer)

5. Korean Track (Ond Wings Embracing Each Other)

6. Korean Track (Pit-A-Pit)

7. I Kiss

8. Korean Track (Don't Give A Damn)

9. Korean Track (Maybe Maybe Not?)

10. Etude

11. Korean Track (Good-Bye

12. Feel Me

13. Korean Track (Stay In Love)

14. Korean Track (We)

My Name,BoA,Sm Entertainment Kr,Asian Pop,Dance-Pop,Korea,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Synth Pop,World Music

Average customer rating: Mamma Mia Mamma Mia Musical CD JUST GREAT MUSIC Mamma Mia Not good at all

Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast) Benny Andersson , Julian Poole , Jenny Galloway , Nicolas Colicos , Paul Clarkson , Bjorn Ulvaeus , Lisa Stokke , Eliza Lumley , Melissa Gibson , Siobhan McCarthy , Louise Plowright , Jenny Galloway , Bjorn Ulvaeus , and Stig Anderson Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Swedish Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Contemporary Musicals | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits Hairspray (2002 Original Broadway Cast) Movin' Out (Based on the Songs and Music of Billy Joel) (2002 Original Broadway Cast) Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast) Jersey Boys (2005 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000031WEN Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. Overture/Prologue
2. Honey, Honey
3. Money, Money, Money
4. Thank You For The Music
5. Mamma Mia
6. Chiquitita
7. Dancing Queen
8. Lay All Your Love On Me
9. Super Trouper
10. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
11. The Name Of The Game
12. Voulez-Vous
13. Entr'acte
14. Under Attack
15. One Of Us
16. S.O.S.
17. Does Your Mother Know
18. Knowing Me, Knowing You
19. Our Last Summer
20. Slipping Through My Fingers
21. The Winner Takes It All
22. Take A Chance On Me
23. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
24. I Have A Dream

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Put together by Abba's own Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! manages to cram over 20 of the Swedish supergroup's songs into a threadbare plot. It goes a little like this: Young Sophie is getting married and she's trying to identify which of three men is her father. That's about it. Wisely, the musical doesn't mess around with the songs, save for the insertion of some dialogue or for having some of them performed by a man (it works amazingly well). Abba fans will jump on this import of the London production, but traditional fans of musical theater should consider it as well. After all, Andersson and Ulvaeus's songs have always felt as if they were more than isolated pop gems and actually belonged to a longer narrative. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Mamma Mia.......2007-03-22

I have not stopped playing this cd. It is just great! It makes any trip in my car most enjoyable Happy I bought it!

Mamma Mia Musical CD.......2007-03-21

This is a grand list of songs from the original musical when it was first introduced in England. The songs from ABBA are very recognizable even if you haven't seen the show. But, making a trip to NY to see the Broadway production is a plus. ENJOY!

JUST GREAT MUSIC.......2007-03-08

I RECENTLY SAW THE SHOW MAMMA MIA IN LAS VEGAS. ALWAYS LIKES THE MUSIC OF ABBA, AND THOUGH THE PLOT WAS THIN, THE MUSIC WAS WELL PERFORMED. IN THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM, THE ENGLISH ACCENTS WERE A BIT MUCH, BUT THE SONGS WERE GREAT. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, ABBA.

Mamma Mia.......2007-01-29

Every time I hear the music and songs it brings back memories of seeing the Broadway Show

Not good at all.......2007-01-09

This is not what we wanted. The British accents throw it was off. We just saw it in NY and this is not what we were looking for.

Average customer rating: Another great record from Ry Cooder Buddy Good--but it doesn't hold together for me as well as the reviews described ...it wasn't that long ago.... Sorry Ry...

My Name Is Buddy Ry Cooder Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: West Try Me One More Time We'll Never Turn Back Stars in My Crown Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD) ASIN: B000MDH8E6 Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

1. Suitcase in my Hand
2. Cat and Mouse
3. Strike!
4. J. Edgar
5. Footprints in the Snow
6. Sundown Town
7. Green Dog
8. The Dying Truck Driver
9. Christmas in Southgate
10. Hank Williams
11. Red Cat Till I Die
12. Three Chords and the Truth
13. My Name is Buddy
14. One Cat, One Vote, One Beer
15. Cardboard Avenue
16. Farm Girl
17. There's a Bright Side Somewhere

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Though this release carries the deceptive subtitle Another Record by Ry Cooder, the virtuosic guitarist and ethnomusicological adventurer has never released another album quite like this. And neither has anyone else. After brilliant side trips into the music of pre-Castro Cuba and pre-baseball Chavez Ravine, Cooder returns to the Depression-era and Dust Bowl ballads that marked his earliest solo releases of the 1970s. Yet most of this material is original, offering a populist parable of three fellow travelers: Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse, and the Reverend Tom Toad. The tradition of putting pointed social commentary in the mouths of animals extends from Animal Farm to Pogo, and Buddy seems like a feline cross between Woody Guthrie and Joe Hill--a troubadour of union solidarity, interspecies brotherhood, and radical populism. Though Cooder's cartoon vocals occasionally sound a little mannered, the music throughout ranks with his best, as he reunites with conjunto accordion master Flaco Jimenez and soul singers Terry Evans and Bobby King, enlists banjo brothers Pete and Mike Seeger, and receives inspired support from the Chieftains' Paddy Moloney, pianist Van Dyke Parks, and drummers Jim Keltner and (his son) Joachim Cooder. Whether he's channeling his inner Chet Baker on "Green Dog" or closing with the utopian vision of "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Cooder shows more sides of his multifaceted music than he has on any previous release. --Don McLeese

Album Description

On My Name Is Buddy, Ry Cooder revisits, in a new set of original material, the sound and feeling of the "dust bowl songs" he first explored more than three decades ago on such groundbreaking albums as his self-titled 1970 debut and 1971's In The Purple Valley. In fact, he's joined by old friends like pianist Van Dyke Parks and drummer Jim Keltner who were with him at the start of his extraordinary, ultimately globe-spanning musical odyssey, which has yielded him six Grammy Awards to date, several more nominations, and perennial acclaim. My Name Is Buddy is also a journey, a phantasmagorical rendering in music, words and pictures of the travels of three unlikely cohorts - Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse and Reverend Tom Toad - as they meander through the west "in the days of labor, big bosses, farm failures, strikes, company cops, sundown towns, hobos and trains...the America of yesteryear." For this allegorical tale, Cooder marshals all his remarkable skills as a producer, arranger, songwriter, soundtrack composer and musicologist. (The Christian Science Monitor recently dubbed him "a modern-day Alan Lomax.") My Name Is Buddy recalls Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory - that is, if it had been enacted by the articulate animal characters of Walt Kelly's classic comic Pogo. Cooder conjures up the dark shadows of an earlier time to wryly comment on the political and social issues of the present. As back-story to his songs, Cooder has written short stories for each one and they're accompanied by evocative illustrations from noted San Antonio-based painter and muralist Vincent Valdez, all of which are included in a specially designed package.

Customer Reviews:

Another great record from Ry Cooder.......2007-08-07

A life long appreciation of Ry Cooder needs the listener to adapt and be open to the eclectic mix of blues, jazz, tex-mex, hillbilly, folk etc that is Ry Cooder. Here we have a return to the feel of such early work as "Into the Purple Valley" but with a theme right out of The Grapes of Wrath and all from an initial idea based on a drawing of Leadbelly with the face of a cat. This is powerful stuff and packaged superbly. Only Ry Cooder can do this and we need him. Bring it on Ry.

Buddy.......2007-08-04

I hate to say it,but for the 1st time ever I am severely disappointed in something connected with Ry Cooder.Musically,it sounds like so much hillbilly and not at all what I have come to expect from an artist whom I have admired for decades.I bought the album unheard,purely on past experiences,but sadly did not enjoy it at all.

Good--but it doesn't hold together for me as well as the reviews described.......2007-07-12

I got the CD because I like Ry Cooder and like the concept of a story-CD. For me, "Chavez Ravine" felt like a more cohesive body of material, though.

I cannot fault the musicianship and the storyline is fascinating. Anyone who has a past anchored in the Dust Bowl area will identify with the stories---Cooder must have done his research from testimonials of folks who'd been there. If you are interested in this topic, the Oklahoma Historical Society has an extensive oral history collection, plus there were many interviews conducted by the WPA during the Depression. (The Indian Pioneer Histories)

One thing, I'm happy I got this CD used. I'd probably rate it less if I'd paid $16.99 for it and seen the 'eco packaging' already raveling at the edges. Yes, I'd like friendlier CD covers, but please can we at least get archival quality here? I do plan on keeping this CD.

...it wasn't that long ago...........2007-06-18

And maybe that is part of Ry's point.

Ry Cooder seems to be able to find the wonderful diversity of our world lurking under the notes. He plays and out comes ...the heat of the desert as desperation in Paris, Texas, ...the saucy spirit of persistence in Buena Vista Social Club, the fun "Oh I forgot how happy music makes me" in Chicken Skin Music. There are so many. And whats amazing is that there is hardly an album or soundtrack that you don't listen to - I mean really listen.

This is another amazing effort. Full of depression and unionizations references. There is Buddy (the buddy system), Lefty (left - get it), J. Edgar the pig (you can do this one yourself). Characters, good and bad, the truck drivers, the Klan (Republiklans), the poll police (the man) and the wonderful farmer's daughter.

I think the message could have been stronger. Pete Seeger is definitely part of the inspiration. He was master of the alagory - but he had to be. Those were the days when the man would pop out of nowhere and you would be gone (maybe lost to the coyotes). Seeger let his listener pull the power of the issue out of his prose. Ry Cooder could have been abit more "in our face" with these issues. 'Chavez Ravine' proves he has a punch.

But - fear not - this is too good to pull back a star. Listen to it and tell the younger folks that there were times when it was hard - really hard - to find the bright side.

Sorry Ry..........2007-06-12

...but this album borders on the juvenile. And the songs are poorly phrased. This package is destined for the bargain bins.
Now, let's hear from more of those folks who couldn't write a negative review if their life depended on it....Those are the ones that always wind up at the top of Amazon's Customer reviews.

Average customer rating: if i could remember my name Dave's best? Longevity The Best this Lp stomps almost all CSNY solos

If I Could Only Remember My Name David Crosby Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Graham Nash/David Crosby Songs for Beginners Manassas John the Wolfking of L.A. Stephen Stills ASIN: B000002I6T Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Music Is Love
2. Cowboy Movie
3. Tamalpais High (At About 3)
4. Laughing
5. What Are Their Names
6. Traction In The Rain
7. Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)
8. Orleans
9. I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here

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Thanks to his much-publicized personal travails, it's easy to overlook the multiple talents that originally made Crosby a star in his days with The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash. This, his first solo effort, was recorded in 1971 (following Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Deja Vu) and contains some of his most impressive vocal and songwriting work, including the haunting "Laughing," the mantra-like "Music Is Love," and the extended, impressionistic "Cowboy Movie." With guest appearances by such famous friends as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Grace Slick, and Jerry Garcia, it's a fascinating chapter in an always-interesting career that's all too often been overshadowed by headlines. --Scott Schinder

Customer Reviews:

if i could remember my name.......2007-05-13

this is one of the classics from the early 70s

Dave's best?.......2007-04-16

I don't know if this is Crosby's best work. It seems like it to me. I love poetry and I too am a musician. I can't think of any poetry, or music to date that takes me any further out of this world than this jewel of artistry. It's exquisite. I don't believe I was mistaken.

Longevity.......2007-03-14

One intriguing aspect of music ( and cinema also ) is how some become old ( meaning the perception ) and some , don't. This collection , originally an LP and now , remastered as a CD, was recorded in 1971, 36 years ago!! and my son ( 27 old ) immediately like it. I'm suspect to say anything because I'm 52 and anyone could say that I am an old nostalgic guy, but its ( or his - Crosby ) atmosphere - chords, instrumental, vocal harmony(using playback to produce complexes vocal chords ),lyrics, are completely contemporary, or better, ageless.God blessing and long life for David Crosby.

The Best .......2007-03-11

to come out of Crosby , a forgotten masterpiece that is comming back as a result of Voyage ( Essential Buried Treasures ) , an interesting listen of a very talented musician of my generation ... Love sailing anyway ...

this Lp stomps almost all CSNY solos.......2007-02-08

I believe this LP ranks with the best N. Young and Stills solos and it should! After all, guest musicians include members of: the dead, the Jefferson airplane, , Quicksilver messenger service and other artists like J. Mitchell, N. Young etc. it may have the record for guest significant/major recording artists on one solo LP.

Simply put this LP represents many "firsts" beside DC's "first" LP. This may be the "first" LP that N. Young contributed a song that can only be found here, I know of no other LP with as many major sanfransico/haight ashbury groups on one lp. This is the only LP on which you can find these songs. I don't know why they're not included in the box set, instead they include many CSN and CSN&Y songs...probably in order to sell it, which brings up another strange thing about this LP, the critics hated it. THANK GOD almighty I didn't read the reviews or I may never have bought this LP!!!! That was back when I didn't know better. I equate music critics on par with weather men and stock brokers - professions seemingly incapable of doing their jobs accurately no matter how much help they have!!!!

Back to the music. I believe the quality in writing and playing place this LP beyond any solo CSN&Y LP and elevate it to equal any CSN and CSN&Y LP except deja vu. The only detraction I make when I place it par with these LP's is that it had no "hits" which we find abound on CSN and CSN&Y LP's.

bottom line: if you like CSN and CSN&Y you will love this!!!!!!

Average customer rating: Monsoon Wedding Soundtrack is Terrific Loved it! Just as fabulous as the movie! Love It, Love It, Love It Culture-Happy-Dance-Reflect-Appreciate-Savor-Relax-Laugh

Monsoon Wedding (Score) Manufacturer: Milan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Monsoon Wedding Bend It Like Beckham The Best of Bollywood Bride & Prejudice Bhangra Beatz ASIN: B00005UKLV Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

1. Feels Like Rain
2. Aaj Mera Jee Kardaa (Today My Heart Desires)
3. Baraat
4. Aaj Mausam Bada Beimann Hai (Today The Weather Plays Tricks On Me)
5. Your Good Name
6. delhi.com
7. Fuse Box
8. Mehndi/Madhorama Pencha
9. Banished
10. Good Indian Girls
11. Fabric/Aaja Savariya (Come To Me, My Beloved)
12. Allah Hoo
13. Hold Me, I'm Falling
14. Love And Marigolds
15. Chunari Chunari
16. Aaja Nachle (Come On Dance!)
17. Aaj Mera Jee Kardaa (Zimpala Remix)
18. Fuse Box (Alexkid's Dub Remix)
19. Fuse Box (Julio Black Remix)

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Monsoon Wedding is Mychael Danna's second collaboration with film director Mira Nair, (Kama Sutra was the first), and he has again compiled a winning soundtrack. Danna explores a wide range of emotions, from solemn to celebratory, through different generations of Indian culture. The contemplative "Good Indian Girls" and "Hold Me, I'm Falling" feature Danna's trademark piano ambience over traditional Indian instrumentation, and the vivacious "Baraat" sounds like a Punjabi variation on Dixieland, while "Delhi.com" ventures into dreamy ethno-techno territory. Sukhwinder Singh's "Today My Heart Desires" serves up lively bhangra rock, and Laxmikant Pyarelal's "Today the Weather Plays Tricks on Me" (performed by Mohammed Rafi) swoons with strings and male vocals. In all, the soundtrack's pleasing variety of Eastern music mirrors the film's old and new worlds living within a singular culture. --Bryan Reesman

Customer Reviews:

Monsoon Wedding Soundtrack is Terrific.......2007-05-18

I really enjoyed the movie and was pleased to find the soundtrack. Great cd if you're a fan of Bollywood!

Loved it!.......2007-03-24

I just saw the movie MONSOON WEDDING and I absolutely loved it! Of course, I just HAD to have the soundtrack, so I bought the Cd recently and loved it too! WOW!

The Cd will leave you in a happy mood... Wonderful up-beat songs, many are so danceable and hipnotic. I've been playing this Cd all week ...I just wish it were longer because I would love to have more Cds like this in my Cd collection.

Just as fabulous as the movie!.......2007-01-31

This is an excellent soundtrack from an excellent movie. The music is fantastic - makes you want get up and move your feet! It's got such a happy, wistful, exotic flavor throughout the CD. I think this will probably be one that I wear out from listening to it so much!

Love It, Love It, Love It.......2007-01-21

I just love this CD. I'm preferential to the work of Mychael Danna and this is another awesome work of his. There is everything from old Indian love ballads to the popular Bollywood music of today, with some very beautiful instrumentals in between.

I'd recommend seeing the movie too. As well, I'd check out Danna's music for another Mira Nair movie, "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love."

Culture-Happy-Dance-Reflect-Appreciate-Savor-Relax-Laugh.......2006-11-06

Above I listed some words that first came to mind when I thought about this cd.
It is very Culture rich and soaked in Indian flavor. It's colorful and makes you happy with a laugh or two; as it seeks to portray the traditional music typical of a Punjabi wedding in Delhi, India.
You want to dance with most songs and sit quietly to reflect with others. I listed appreciate because we often don't sit back to appreciate the richness that other cultures provide. My 2 year old appreciates this music in her broken wanna be Hindi mimic.
She dances as does my 6 year old to this music. It's really a great CD but I would recommend seeing the movie first.

Average customer rating: Depth ~ Intensity & Eclecticism Third time isn't the charm... Surprisingly Amazing JOHN-5 KICKS IT OUT!!!

The Devil Knows My Name John 5 Manufacturer: Mascot ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Songs for Sanity Vertigo Get Out of My Yard John5 - Songs for Sanity Paul Gilbert: Intense Rock, Vol. 1 and 2 ASIN: B000NDJJY2 Release Date: 2007-04-30

Tracks:

1. First Victim
2. Werewolf of Westeria - John5, Joe Satriani
3. 27 Needles
4. Bella Kiss
5. Black Widow of La Porte - John5, Jim Root
6. Welcome to the Jungle
7. Harold Rollings Hymn
8. Dead Art in Plainfield
9. Young Thing
10. Washing Away of Wrong - John5, , Eric Johnson
11. July 31st (The Last Stand)

Album Description

2007 solo album from the former guitarist with Marilyn Manson. Features guest performances by Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Jim Root. 11 tracks including 'The Werewolf Of Westeria', '27 Needles' and 'Black Widow Of La Porte'. Mascot.

Album Details

John 5, Renowned Guitar Instrumentalist, Current Guitar Player for Zobie and also Known for his Work with Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth, Rob Halford, Etc., Delivers his Third Instrumental Solo Record, "The Devil Knows My Name" is a Follow Up to 2005's Critically Acclaimed "Songs for Sanity." On this Phenomenal New Record, Five Exhibits Incredible Diversity as a Writer/Guitarist which Further Showcases Him to Be One of the Most Technically Advanced Guitarists in the Business Today. Fans of Driving Rhythms and Ear Catching, Over the Top, Guitar Work Will Keep this in their CD Player for Months on End. John Five Came to the Mascot Label after Creating a Worldwide Following as a Widely Respected Guitarist Before Taking his Notoriety to the Next Level with the Release of "Vertigo", an Album that Many Guitar Fans Described as "The Guitar Album of the New Millennium". John 5's Eclectic Influences Combine for a Truly Unique Guitar Oriented Record that Once Again Sets New Standards in the Genre.

Customer Reviews:

Depth ~ Intensity & Eclecticism.......2007-07-20

What can you say about this guitar slinger except that he gets better and better with each thing he puts down. His playing is always lyrical,fast and melodic while remaining intense and at times sounding like all the wheels are gonna fall off the bus only to have him bring it all down tight, unique and clever. Great recording, enlisting other great players to add to the mix. Great buy; can't go wrong!

Third time isn't the charm..........2007-05-05

...Because the charm is already there in John Lowery's (stage name: John 5) first solo effort, Vertigo. The Devil Knows My Name might be his best solo album thus far, but this is subjective to the listener, of course. This is not to say the previous two were sub-par, though. All three are excellent, but to my ears the music gets better and better as each album passes.

No longer under Shrapnel Records, this album is the first under 60 Cycle Hum Records. Note that although there are eleven tracks, three of them are a minute and a half or less in length. We are still given fifty-five minutes of shredding and radiant music, however. Another thing worth noting is the cover of Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle." Since there are never vocals in John's solo albums, the vocals for this song are replicated with the guitar, and it's a pleasant treat.

John handles all guitars, but like with his last release, Songs for Sanity, there are guest appearances. "The Werewolf of Westeria" features Joe Satriani, "Black Widow of La Porte" features Jim Root, and "The Washing Away of Wrong" features Eric Johnson. John also handles the banjo and bass (but with contributions from Piggy D. and Matt Bissonette). He has truly made a name for himself leaving Manson, joining Rob Zombie, and releasing three solo albums. As each solo album passes, I give more and more appreciation for his talent.

Surprisingly Amazing.......2007-05-03

I am completely in awe af how great this guy is. He may look like a freak, and he has been associated with that idiot Marilyn Manson, but this guy is the real deal. I was initially attracted to get this because of the fact that my hero, Joe Satriani, is featured on "The Werewolf of Westeria". Although Satch's contributions are limited and brief, I was truly amazed by the rest of this CD. Eric Johnson is featured later on in the album with a cool spacey phaser/delay-driven solo on "The Washing Away of Wrong". John's chops are blazing fast, but he doesn't solely rely on playing fast in order to create good instrumental guitar music. This album is a perfect combination of demonic and chilling themes, low crushing metal riffs, smokin' shred solos, upbeat bluegrass plucking, and nice melodic choruses. Why does this guy even waste his time with that loser Manson? If you're into the likes of Satch, Vai, Petrucci, and Eric Johnson like I am... buy this!

JOHN-5 KICKS IT OUT!!!.......2007-05-01

Get this. Get this NOW! Debut album from former Marilyn Manson stringslinger John-5, and who knew this boy could rock like this?!?!

Normally, I hate intsrumental guitar wanger albums. But this album is unreal. I listen to it at home and in the car all the time now.

The Devil Knows My Name.

And he knows yours, too......

Average customer rating: A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured What can you say - it's Segovia! EVERYBODY KNOWS Immortal guitar WOW

Art of Segovia Andres Segovia Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Segovia, Andrés | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Segovia, Andrés | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Segovia, Andrés | ( S ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces The Segovia Collection Baroque Guitar 300 Years of Guitar Masterpieces The Best of Andrés Segovia: The Millennium Collection ASIN: B00006B66L Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

1. Andante
2. Andantino
3. Lento
4. Romance De Los Pinos
5. Madronos
6. Serenata Burlesca
7. Variations On A Theme From Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'
8. Mesto E Calmo
9. Theme, Variations & Finale
10. Cancion Mexicana No.X
11. Sevillana, Op.29
12. Sarabanda
13. Capriccio Diabolico, Op.85
14. Tonadilla For Guitar On The Name Of Andres Segovia
15. No.1 In E Minor
16. No.3 In A Minor
17. Guitarreo
18. Segovia, Op.29

Tracks:

1. If My Complaints
2. Now, O Now I Need Must Part
3. Sarabande
4. 1. Prelude (Transposed In D Major)
5. 4. Tempo Di Bourree
6. Courante
7. 3. Gavotte En Rondeau
8. Aria E Corrente
9. Moderato
10. Menuet In G Major
11. Andantino Variato
12. No.7 In A Major
13. 2. Canzonetta
14. 2. Quasi Lento (Preludio)
15. 1. Andantino Poco Allegretto (Allegretto)
16. 2. Il Vecchio Castello
17. Allegretto
18. Tres Calme Et Doucement Expressif
19. No.4 In E Flat Minor
20. 5. Asturias. Leyenda - Preludio
21. 7. Zambra Granadina
22. Estudio Sin Luz
23. Allegro Con Brio

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DG has put together a fascinating compilation of Segovia's art that reminds us what a protean figure he was. Segovia single-handedly put the instrument on the map by making classical guitar concerts popular events, broadening the instrument's repertory through commissions and transcriptions, and convincing even doubters that it could be a vehicle for serious music. He's heard here in brief pieces recorded between 1952 and 1969. Even in those made when he was well into his 70s, his fingers remain nimble and interpretations lively. Listening straight through, one hears many all-time Segovia favorites as Turina's Sevillana and Albeniz's Asturias and Zambra Granadina and renews appreciation for path-breaking composers like Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He wrote extensively for Segovia and his Capriccio diabolico and Tonadilla are pieces of real substance. Disc two is largely made up transcriptions and it's amazing how well so many of them work on the guitar, at least under Segovia's magic fingers. Thus the transformations of Bach's violin music and even a Chopin Prelude sound idiomatic, and the gorgeous melodies of the Canzonetta from Mendelssohn's Op. 12 String Quartet are irresistible here. An entrancing set. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured.......2007-04-06

This 2-CD set produced by Deutche Grammmophon and first released in 2002 is one set of the hundreds that could have been or the dozens that actually have been made and sold successfully all over the world. The exceptional feature of this particular collection is not, of course, the performer. Quite to the contrary, the miraculous consistency of stylings and performance are amongst the most remarkable aspects of the man who was, arguably, the 20th Centry's virtuoso supreme of the classical guitar, Andres Segovia (1893-1987.) Rather, it is the collection itself - the pieces chosen to be produced on this one set - this, to steal a German word, gestalt. While his style did not remain constant throughout his long life and career, by the time he had developed his most masterful skills that included doing his own arrangements - the era represented on this particular set (1951-1960) - his playing had become completely his own - unchallenged and unmatched by even other clearly great guitarists with whom he shared this era.

There are a total of 31 pieces played on these CDs and while a playlist would be an unnecessary use of space here, a list of the composers represented is not. More than the specific pieces Segovia gives us here, the range of composers chosen by the compilers and editors - with each piece rearranged by Segovia himself, tells us a great deal about his interests, talents and musical range. These composers include:
Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, John Dowland, Manuel de Falla, Cesar Franke, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Edvard Grieg, George Frederic Handel, Felix Mendelsohn, Frederico Moreno Torroba, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolo Paganini, Felipe Pedrell, Manuel Ponce, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joaquin Rodrigo, Albert Roussel, Domenico Scarlatti, Alexander Scriabin, Segovia's own composition of Estudio sin luz, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Turina and Heitor Villa-Lobos. A truly magnificent and broad ranging collection held together by Segovia's unique personal style, approach and sound.

Largely self-taught, Andres Segovia did things with a guitar that others only imagined. He didn't just play Bach, for example - music written for an entirely different type of instrument (keyboards.) He went a step further, and recorder Bach's keyboard lessons written for his students (the Two and Three Part Inventions) and made them sound as if they had been written for the guitar! His artistry is evident to even the casual listener and in this collection, any devote of classical guitar and/or of Segovia as an individual artist, will not be disappointed.
Perfect listening for anytime. Hypnotic and, simply, unsurpassed. A necessary addition to any serious classical guitar collection.

What can you say - it's Segovia!.......2007-02-10

I saw Segovia perform live in my youth. What a treat! Anyone who loves Classical Guitar should love this collection.

EVERYBODY KNOWS.......2007-01-13

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ANDRES SEGOVIA WAS/IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSICAL GUITAR PLAYER. THIS CD IS A COMPILATION OF HIS RECORDINGS FROM THE THE EARLY 50'S TO THE LATE 60'S. HIS GUITAR MASTERY IS UNQUESTIONED AND HE IS AN INSPIRATION. I WISH I COULD PLAY GUITAR LIKE ANDRES SEGOVIA (BUT I CAN'T AND I NEVER WILL!).

Immortal guitar.......2006-08-02

Two CD's with Segovia's immortal music - an incredible treat at a great price!

WOW.......2006-02-23

Even though there is hiss from the original analog recordings this one is a must. Segovia! What more can you say. Anyone who likes classical guitar will love this.

Average customer rating: Great CD Buy it on iTunes Great Song - Bad Decision, Chris The only place to find the one song, so..what's it worth to ya? Bond theme

You Know My Name Chris Cornell Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Casino Royale Casino Royale (2-Disc Widescreen Edition) Carry On Bond on Set: Filming Casino Royale The Art of Bond: From Storyboard to Screen: The Creative Process Behind the James Bond Phenomenon ASIN: B000KLO6QI Release Date: 2006-12-19

Tracks:

1. You Know My Name
2. Black Hole Sun (Acoustic Version)

Album Description

2006 CD single from the Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman, the theme to Casino Royale. Co-written by Cornell together with acclaimed modern Bond composer David Arnold, it's an epic piece and has a darker and grittier feel than previous Bond songs, a move away from the traditional, more orchestral approach and a reflection of what the new 007 film has to offer. Features 'You Know My Name' plus an acoustic version of the Soundgarden classic 'Black Hole Sun'. Universal. 2006.

Album Details

2006 Solo Single from the Audioslave and Former Soundgarden Frontman, which is Featured in the James Bond Film 'casino Royale'.

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2007-05-09

Loved this CD. I only wish that it had been on the Casino Royale soundtrack.

Buy it on iTunes.......2007-04-17

Great song, but unless you are really, really in desperate need for the acoustic version of "Black Hole Sun" buy "You Know My Name" for 99cents on iTunes. Nobody should have to pay 12.99 for 2 songs. Anyway, you could probably get the "Black Hole Sun" as an acoustic on iTunes anyway for 99cents. And if you can't just get the original for a buck, it's better anyway.
It's just disturbing to see that people paid 12.99 for this.

Great Song - Bad Decision, Chris.......2007-04-17

I was disappointed that he chose to have the song omitted from the soundtrack CD. I've never heard of that before and had really been looking forward to having the entire score rolled into one CD. So much for that. >:(

The only place to find the one song, so..what's it worth to ya?.......2007-04-12

A friend and I saw Casino Royale at the theater, and he was extremely impressed by the 'You Know My Name', enough so that we tracked down the soundtrack that night. To his dismay, it was not there, but my research revealed that it would be available later as a single; his research revealed a dispute between Cornell and Sony regarding payment for the recording. Hence, the need to get this single from Japan. The Amazon price is acceptable for what will probably become a rarity due to the dispute, and the Bond song is EXCELLENT. The other song included is a live version of 'Black Hole Sun', of interest to Soundgarden completists, but only of some interest to me, though well done. My friend is now serving in Iraq, so it fell to me to get this for him, and I am glad I did, but I wonder why neither party in the dispute could find a middle ground given the potential earning power of this fine song? You must choose, reader, just how much you like it, to justify the cost.

Bond theme.......2007-04-05

So many great Bond themes have been created over the years, my own favourites include Shirley Bassey's 3 and Gladys Knight, was unsure of this at first, but it has really grown on me and I actually did buy it. It certainly suits such a new and probably best Bond ever....

Average customer rating: Just Joe Joe- My Name Is Joe Smooth and Catchy Excllent R&B one of the finest released in 2000 If he could only hook up with Babyface

My Name Is Joe Joe Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Neo-Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: All That I Am Better Days And Then... Tyrese J.E. Heartbreak ASIN: B00004SBUI Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

1. My Name Is Joe - (intro)
2. Somebody Gotta Be On Top
3. Stutter
4. Table For Two
5. I Wanna Know
6. Treat Her Like A Lady
7. Get Crunk Tonight
8. 5 6 3 (Joe)
9. Peep Show
10. One Life Stand
11. Black Hawk
12. I Believe In You - (with N Sync)
13. So Beautiful
14. Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix Edit) - (with Mariah Carey and Nas)

Amazon.com

R&B jack of all trades Joe Thomas has garnered his share of success (three gold singles, the platinum All That I Am, a prominent role on Mariah Carey's "Thank God I Found You") without rising to superstardom. My Name is Joe, his third album, is his bid to change that. Fully loaded mainstream soul, Joe splits most of its time between "sensitive" ballads ("Treat Her Like a Lady" suggests sending a greeting card) and randy I'll-freak-you declarations; at its conceptual limit, it combines both in the same song. With a fine voice and OK-but-well-crafted songs, Joe is, ahem, positioned to step into Keith Sweat's bedroom slippers. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Just Joe.......2007-07-13

Joe is a force to be reckoned with, I have all 5 of his CD's, he is one of my favorite male R&B singers of the decade. Joe delivers lyrics with such sensuality and style. Even the up-tempo grooves get me dancing. What a MAN!

Joe- My Name Is Joe.......2007-06-06

Damn Joe is freak! This is the album that invented the new age Baby Making genre. Almost every song on this album you can freak to, and the good thing is that like most albums do, it does not get old. This is the album that shot Joe into superstar status. This is one of those rare albums that you can put in and listen to without skipping a track. Its such a laid back, chill album that it is impossible to give it less than five stars. Joe really hit this one out of the park. If you liked the singles "Stutter" and "I Wanna Know" than you will love this album. I mean there is just something about the sexyness this album has that most albums lack. But to start off this album has the best song by Joe EVER, "Peep Show". This song has been and always will be the first on the baby making playlist because it has such a calm sexyness to it that it is just undeniable. It is the perfect love making song. Then there is the more up tempo "Get Crunk Tonight" which you will often find yourself jamming to after a couple of listens. Then of course another one of the arguable best Joe track "I Wanna Know"...what else is there to say everyone has heard it and most love it like me. This album alone has made Joe if not my favorite, one of my favorite R&B singers of all time easily. He really just nailed this one on the head. I mean if you like music period buy this album because it is honestly one of those timeless classic albums that never gets old. BUY IT!!!


Grade:
A-

Smooth and Catchy.......2007-02-16

This is a fairly good album, if you're in the mood to chill at home, or just stroll in the car. "I Wanna Know" is a sweet slow jam that I can listen to several times without getting sick of it. It's definitely one you can play to get in the "mood". There are a few other tracks that are catchy as well, particularly "I Believe In You". Initially, I thought mixing NSync with Joe would have been a pretty cheesy combination, but they actually pan out nicely. The album maybe more of a fit for the 20-30 year-old age group, but his slow jams can definitely hit the mark for other age groups as well.

Excllent R&B one of the finest released in 2000.......2006-12-29

I remeber that JOE released this CD back in my senior year of high school. With this CD, JOE took no prisoners and showed us all that he was a force to be recockned with in R&B. The CD featured two big crossover singles which were I Wanna Know & Stuteer. However some of the strongest material was in the non-single tracks. The slow jams Table For Two,Somebody Gotta Be On Top, So Beautiful are all guartneed baby makers. Even the title song which was intro was hot. Other tracks include the Thank God I Found You remix, Treat Her Like A Lady and One Life Stand.

If he could only hook up with Babyface.......2006-06-12

Joe is one of the contemporary R&B singers I'd actually say has among the better voices.

His downfall on pretty much all of his LPs, as I see it, is the fact that he doesn't have a Babyface or someone like that making songs that cater to and really accentuate his singing ability.

I've always thought he could use better song-writing more than any other male artist out (and of his caliber, of course).

"My Name Is Joe" is one of two Joe albums I own (the other is "All That I Am" which I like 98 percent of listeners bought because of the breakout single "All The Things" -- Joe at his best vocally!).

Again, the radio singles "Stutter" (the remix version with Mystikal was hot!), "I Wanna Know (What Turns You On)" and "Treat Her Like A Lady" are all soulful, midtempo grooves you can ride to and relax to.

He also threw on the track "Thank God I Found You" with Mariah Carey and Nas that samples Keith Sweat's "Make It Last Forever" -- a back in the day jam from '88.

This album is listenable ... you'll have songs you enjoy and a few that are indistinctive enough to make your mind wonder.

But buy this album because you're a fan of great singing and overall good music.

Average customer rating: Blown away Ecstatic Great Album, disappointing package Crosby's masterpiece, with a little help from his friends Amazing album, somewhat disappointing reissue

If I Could Only Remember My Name (CD + DVD-Audio) David Crosby Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Voyage Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD) Live at the Fillmore East (CD/DVD) Live at the Fillmore East Since Then: How I Survived Everything and Lived to Tell About it ASIN: B000J103N4 Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

1. Music Is Love
2. Cowboy Movie
3. Tamalpais High (At About 3)
4. Laughing
5. What Are Their Names
6. Traction In The Rain
7. Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)
8. Orleans
9. I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here
10. Kids And Dogs (bonus track)

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Thanks to his much-publicized personal travails, it's easy to overlook the multiple talents that originally made Crosby a star in his days with The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash. This, his first solo effort, was recorded in 1971 (following Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Deja Vu) and contains some of his most impressive vocal and songwriting work, including the haunting "Laughing," the mantra-like "Music Is Love," and the extended, impressionistic "Cowboy Movie." With guest appearances by such famous friends as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Grace Slick, and Jerry Garcia, it's a fascinating chapter in an always-interesting career that's all too often been overshadowed by headlines. --Scott Schinder

Album Description

Deluxe 2-disc CD/DVD reissue of the classic 1971 solo debut album from two-time Rock and roll Hall of Famer David Crosby.

Customer Reviews:

Blown away.......2007-07-21

I've always loved this album, and recently decided to add a digital copy to supplement the original LP. I went for the surround-sound version because I've enjoyed the other classic albums (Pet Sounds, Workingman's Dead) that have been remixed for 5.1. But none of them prepared me for the unbelievable experience of this one. When "Cowboy Movie" came on, I was about levitated out of my chair. I have never heard such immediacy, clarity, or power from a 5.1 mix. The sense of being in the middle of the mix is just tremendous. High praise to Stephen Barncard, both for the job he did on the original recording, and for this terrific enhancement.

Ecstatic.......2007-07-03

This is one of the finest albums of the late sixties early seventies. The remastering is beautiful, the DVD sound amazing. When the engineer had Crosby in the studio about the time that the Dead's American Beauty was being recorded, he ran the recording tapes a double speed. You can hear with a clarity unparalleled for the time.

The band includes so many of the best (look up PERRO, the Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra). The songs are meditations. "What Are their Names" is one of the most powerful antiwar songs ever written. The vocals and instrumentals are flawless, mellow, strong. Crosby is to be revered, for this gem alone.

You will not regret.

Great Album, disappointing package.......2007-04-07

This is a 5 star recording, but with several caveats. I agree with Adam Janson's review- I also know there is additional music around. It's not hard to go on line and search for a bootleg called "Everybody Here Can Be In The Band." It has some earlier mixes of songs, and additional jams as well as other songs that didn't make the album. There is another live bootleg of Crosby and various Dead members called "David And The Dorks" which was a live concert from December 1970. Why wasn't any of this material used?
Also disappointing is the short picture gallery, which doesn't include all the original pictures from the original record sleeve. And, although a video is listed, there is none.
What a sad way to disappoint those of us who consider this to be one of the greatest albums ever released.
Buyer- beware. You're getting less than you deserve, especially at this high price.

Crosby's masterpiece, with a little help from his friends.......2007-03-07

"I wonder who they are
The men who REALLY run this land?
And I wonder why they run it
With such a thoughtless hand.
What are their names
And on what streets do they live?

I'd like to RUN right over.
and give them a piece of my mind
..."

Still true, 40 years later, huh?

Crosby combines the services of parts of The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Neil Young (see above), Joni Mitchell and others. Everybody sings and plays. Hippies who loved harmony. Great harmonies that float around the room like organ chords flying in Grace Cathedral. Very San Francisco Haight-Ashbury. In the late 60's these groups often gave free concerts, just set up amps in Golden Gate Park and played. There was none of the competition that would come later, music was communal! People report getting a contact-high just from listening.

Particularly wonderful I have always thought, is "Orleans", the laid-back "Mt Tamalpais High", the Title track and Neil Young's song quoted above, is just as true today as in 1969. I like all but the edgy "Cowboy Movie' but don't let that keep you from buying this masterpiece. Jerry Garcia, new to the pedal steel guitar, experimented and took risks a seasoned professional wouldn't do and they all succeed marvelously!


Crosby is at the heights of his powers before drugs and coke would ruin his life.

The new CD version is much better sounding than the murky older one, but is a tad bright in places. The LP still has the best sound.

Amazing album, somewhat disappointing reissue.......2007-03-03

David Crosby's "If I Could Only Remember My Name" is an excellent, five star album featuring a number of wonderful guests. It is superb and deserves much more recognition that it gets. You can read the other reviews here or on the page of the original album release to hear more about that. What I'm not happy about is getting only ONE bonus track with the remaster. I've heard over a complete CD of different versions and different songs out there from these sessions. Why not release a 2 CD Legacy Edition with that material? They surely have access to it. This is a disappointing move by the label and I can only assume was done so as to not impede sales of the David Crosby box set "Voyage" released at the same time (which is excellent, by the way). When will we see these extra tracks officially released?

Average customer rating: beautiful, sweet songs Great to hear this one again! An Overlooked Classic in the Streisand Catalog...."Why Did I Choose You" Barbra Streisand: My Name Is Barbra (1965) The wonder is right here!

My Name Is Barbra Barbra Streisand Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: My Name Is Barbra, Two... Color Me Barbra The Barbra Streisand Album The Second Barbra Streisand Album The Third Album ASIN: B0000024SF Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. My Name Is Barbra
2. A Kid Again/I'm 5
3. Jenny Rebecca
4. My Pa
5. Sweet Zoo
6. Where Is the Wonder
7. I Can See It
8. Someone to Watch over Me
9. I've Got No Strings
10. If You Were the Only Girl in the World
11. Why Did I Choose You?
12. My Man

Customer Reviews:

beautiful, sweet songs.......2007-05-15

This is a great album. I listened to it growing up, and now my daughter does too. It has nice songs that are fun and easy to sing-- it's great for kids, and yet for adults as well... the music isn't "sing songy"-- it's beautiful--

Great to hear this one again!.......2007-01-10

I had this record when I was a child, and I loved hearing it again! Great for my granddaughters, too!

An Overlooked Classic in the Streisand Catalog...."Why Did I Choose You".......2006-04-14

Barbra's 1965 TV show of the same name made waves by scoring multiple Emmys that year, including one for Babs. The TV special was still filmed in B&W, but was revolutionary in its concept and approach. A newcomer to television, Barbra instantly made a name for herself in front of millions of tube watchers.

This album has sometimes been overshadowed by the TV special, which may seem odd, considering most of the songs were sung on the show. Barbra reenters the recording studio and really waxes one classic after another. By this time, she was starting to shed some of her kooky image from the early Sixties, though she still retained her individual and unique appeal to her ever-growing legions of fans.

One look at some of the selections will tell you that Babs was branching out for mainstream acceptance, most noticeably in her first recording of a Gershwin tune "Someone To Watch Over Me". This tune had been done to death by hundreds of singers, everyone from Sinatra to Ella to Johnny Mathis, but Streisand's version really sticks out. Her vocal range really stretches the limits of this song and makes it heard in a new light that the likes of Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald had bypassed.

But the one true standout of this overlooked album is the torch song "Why Did I Choose You". Even my male friends who hear this song (and these are not "wussies" either) often ask, "Who sang that song?" Then when I tell them who it is, the first word they say is "Wow". Listening to this song today after hundreds of listens still brings a lump to my throat. This song and "He Touched Me" from the follow-up "My Name Is Barbra 2" are both bookend "Streisand Classics".

Just a pure voice soaring and gliding, singing about the virtues of her man and "Why she chose him". Unlike today, the Streisand of the Sixties did not hype up the sentiment factor in her interpretations, but here she brings just enough pathos and emotion to hit a homerun. Dare I say the hardest of hearts will not be moved when they hear this song ?

Barbra Streisand: My Name Is Barbra (1965).......2005-08-18

In May of 1965, Barbra Streisand released her fifth album entitled, MY NAME IS BARBRA. I have enjoyed this album as much as I did with her PEOPLE album. A lot of great songs on here for all Barbra's fans to enjoy. Let me explain on.

MY NAME IS BARBRA
The album's great title track. A great song.

Medley: A KID AGAIN/I'M FIVE
Not bad.

JENNY REBECCA
Great.

MY PA
Great.

SWEET ZOO
Not bad.

WHERE IS THE WONDER
Not bad.

I CAN SEE IT
Great.

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
This song was originally recorded by Frank Sinatra. Now, I am not a fan of Frank Sinatra's, but his version was very peaceful, as Barbra's rendition. In the 1995 Drama Film, "Mr. Holland's Opus", which stars, the great Richard Dreyfuss, one of the young actresses sings this song and she sings beautifully.

I'VE NOT STRINGS
Not bad.

IF YOU WERE THE ONLY BOY IN THE WORLD
Great.

WHY DID I CHOOSE YOU
Great.

MY MAN
Great.

MY NAME IS BARBRA is another album to add to your Barbra Streisand album, so make sure to buy a copy of this album and save room for the next Barbra Streisand albums to come.

The wonder is right here!.......2003-06-10

A soundtrack of sorts to the Emmy Award-winning television special of the same name, the Grammy Award-winning MY NAME IS BARBRA became another Gold-selling smash for the then-unstoppable phenomenon known as Barbra Streisand. This album hit #2 on Billboard's Hot 200 and it contains all of the new songs featured in the show, as well as some new recordings to replace the songs that had already appeared on her pervious records. A semi-concept record; the first portion is devoted to songs about the child in all of us ("I'm Five," "Sweet Zoo"), next some songs about the transition from child to adult ("Jenny Rebecca," "Where Is The Wonder"), and finally, songs from an adult perspective ("I Can See It," "Why Did I Choose You?"). Throughout the course of this cycle, Barbra gives beautiful renditions of "My Pa" (which is the song "My Love" from The Yearling with different lyrics), as well as the definitive versions of "Someone To Watch Over Me" and "My Man." A fantastic complement to a spectacular show.

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